Improved washing-machine



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MARCUS W. BIKER AND DANIEL T. TORREY, OF HASTINGS, M ICHIGAN, ASSIGNCRSY y BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO DANIEL T. TORREY.

Letters Patent No. 90,581, dated May 25,1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

.Be it known that we, MARCUS W. Rrxnn and'DAN- JEL T. TORREY, ofHastings, Barry county, Michigan, have invented a newand usefulImprovement in Washing-Machines, called Riker and Torreys ImprovedClothes Washing Machine and Wringer, Combined and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction anhoperation of the same, reference being had tov theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1is a perspective view, and

Figure 2, a sectional view of said machine.

The letters marked on fig. 2 refer to the different parts of saidmachine, as follows, to wit:

v A, The largecylinder, composed of slats on outside, with a movableslat at I, which, by means of a' spring, is made to clasp and hold theclothing to be Washed.

b, the roller, covered with rubber, and operating, by means of the crankC, in the double capacity of a wringen and, -by friction, becomes ameans of turning the large cylinder A.

vD D, the tivo ends of awocden spring, marked D in iig. 1, which spring,by means of screw E, may be made to regulate the pressure of the rollerb against the large cylinder A.

F F, two rollers underneath the cylinder A, so arranged as to pressclothing against said cylinder as it is made to revolve.

vg, a stiff brush, which, by means of the spring K, is pressed againstthe clothing while in process of washing.

H, a ribbed rubbing-board at end of the machine, to be used in washingthe edges of such clothing as is fastened between the slats oi' A, at I.

The inode of using the machine is to fasten, say,

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two sheets, by their edges, on A, at I, and place be'- tween them allthe other clothes of a common washing. Then, by turning crank C, theyare wound around the cylinder A, and, by alternate saturation in theWater, pressing by rollers F F, brushing by brush g, and wringing bywringer b, by a few revolutions of cylinder A, the clothing becomes fitfor rinsing. The dirty water is then drawn olf by means of' a cock,marked L in fig. l, and rinsing-water put into the trough, and the wholeWashing, rinsing, and wringing completed without removing the clothesfrom cylinder A until they are in a condition for the line.

We claim for this machine, that, by reason of the combination of washer,brush, and wriuger, a large washing of clothes may be completed in thesame time that ordinary machines will wash one piece.

We claim- 1. The combination, in a washing-machine, of the brush g androllers F F with the cylinder A, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a washing-machine, of the brush g andfriction-roller b with the cylinder A, all operating substantially asdescribed,

3. The combination, in a washing-machine, of the following elements,namely, a revolving cylinder, adapted tocarry the clothes with it in itsrevolutions, a series of rollers which shall press the clothes againstsaid cylinder, a brush, for scouring the clothes, and a MARCUS w. ninna.DANIEL T. Tonner.

Witnesses:

ALoNsoN WHITE, J. W. BUCKLE.

